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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Nassariidae 

Nassarius (Aciculina) moestus (Hinds, 1844)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Nassa moesta Hinds, 1844
   Nassa anthracina Garrett, 1873
   Nassa tristis Preston, 1908

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificVanuatuNew Hebrides
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarAndaman Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificFiji
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. p.195, pl. 42, figs. 10-14 [ ]  Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Buccinoidea
                        Nassariidae Iredale, 1916
                          Nassarius Dumeril, 1806
                            Nassarius (Aciculina) A. Adams, 1853
                              Nassarius (Aciculina) moestus (Hinds, 1844)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=44520) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-04-11. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-28.